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It is now the dog days for most indoor sports like hockey and hoops, so keeping fans at any level engaged in a long season with mixed results is always a challenge. So bravo once again to Northwestern and Georgetown, two programs which continue to generate buzz with some fun repeat promos. First there are …
One of the things we keep going back to at Columbia, and in the industry, is to give more young women a chance in this male dominated business. I have been lucky enough to have learned a great deal from a wide swath of women on the professional side of sports, and have had the …
We deal with an ever-growing amount of nonsense every day, so cutting through the clutter and trying to find those really striving to make a difference is always welcomed. One of those on the watch is ESPN’s Maria Taylor. Taylor and business partner Corinne Milien have started The Winning Edge Leadership Academy, which will develop …
The end of the first week of December has two storytellers, one perhaps a little subtle and less opinionated than the other, cross the platitude path together. On Friday, WFAN longtime voice Mike Francesa will end his long afternoon drive spot at the station, where he was a big part of creating a genre of …
The value of the athlete or celebrity as an influencer and someone who can change or influence public opinion grows in value ever day; if handled correctly. So can an athlete use social to influence, say his draft status or signing status or even his choice of college? Tight end Dominick Wood-Anderson, the top junior …
Saturday morning as the news came about that Giancarlo Stanton was being traded to the New York Yankees, Art Stapleton, the longtime Giants beat writer for The Record, tweeted this: Yankees are going to sell tickets to the HR Derby in batting practice between Sanchez, Judge and Stanton While it seems to be a bit …
It is the promoters dream to be able to utter the words “Standing Room Only,” even if, in recent years, “SRO” is more a phrase to indicate a big audience than an actual sales opportunity. Lack of standing space, fire codes, handicapped laws for open areas and poor visibility everywhere from theaters to stadia have …
It’s November, which in the fundraising world again means “Movember.” Originally launched in Australia, the theme for “Movember” is to get primarily men (although women can help out with a fake one) to grow a mustache or not shave for the 30 days of the month of November, and then gain dollars through pledges for …
There continues to be such hype and talk in sports, team sports in the US, about second screen usage, OTT, added content, driving engaged viewers to engage in conversations around the live event. However at the same time brands and networks are still tied to the ever shrinking and elusive rating as the benchmark for …
When you are a mid-major school you should always look to be disruptive and fast and unique when it comes to partnerships. While it is always great to be part of bigger national deals while also taking care of the hyper local ones, what are the categories that can fulfill a need and maybe generate …